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St Mirren Ground Name: St Mirren Park Capacity: 8,006 (all seated) Address: Greenhill Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA3 1RU Telephone No: 0141 889 2558 Fax No: 0141 848 6444 Ticket Office: 0141 840 4100 Ticket Office Fax: 0141 848 9222 Pitch Size: 110 x 70 yards Club Nickname: The Buddies Year Ground Opened: 2009 Shirt Sponsors: Braehead Shopping Centre Home Kit Colours: Black & White Away Kit Colours: Red With White Trim Kit Manufacturers: Hummel Official Web Site: www.saintmirren.net Unofficial Web Sites: www.blackandwhitearmy.com www.stmirren.info Independent Supporters Association Unofficial Buddies (Footy Mad Network) |
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| What's The Ground Like? External View (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? West Stand (photo) Where To Drink? North Stand (photo) How To Get There By Car & Where To Park South Stand (photo) By Train Local Rivals Admission Prices Programme & Fanzine Layout Of The Ground Fixtures 2009-2010 Record & Average Attendance Hotel Accommodation Feedback Return To The Main Menu |
| What's The Ground Like? |
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After spending 115 years at Love Street, the club
have now moved to a new stadium. The new St Mirren Park, as it is
known was built by Barr Construction at a cost of around £8m. The
ground is comprised of four separate stands and although it probably
won't win many design awards, it is at least modern and functional.
The stands on three sides are all single tiered, have large
windshields to each side and are of the same height. The East Stand
on the remaining side, is taller than the others, but contains a
smaller amount of seating, with a large panelled area behind that
rises up to the roof. This stand also has the team dugouts in front
of it. Although this is the Main Stand at the ground, the television
cameras are located opposite. |
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Thanks to Ingo Braun for providing the photo above. |
| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? |
| Away fans are located at one end of the stadium in the North
Stand, where just over 1,600 supporters can be accommodated. It is
expected that for Old Firm games, that sections of the West Stand
will also be made available. Although I haven't attended a match at
the new stadium, I would expect the facilities and playing action to
be good. However, I notice that the fans are set quite back from the
playing action as there is a large perimeter area surrounding the
pitch. If you have attended a game at the stadium and would like to share your own experiences then please e-mail me. |
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Thanks to Ingo Braun for providing the photo above. |
| Where To Drink? |
| Colin Weir informs me; 'There are very few pubs
near the ground at all, with the ground being in between a residential and industrial area. Away coaches are still parking on Clark Street where they did for Love Street so it is likely that away fans will continue to drink in the pubs off Greenock Road. Other than that St Mirren fans are likely to continue to drink in the existing pubs around Love Street and the Town Centre simply remembering to leave for the match 10 minutes earlier than they used to!' There are a couple of pubs near to the old ground, although with the lack of pubs close to the new stadium many may drink in the town centre before heading to the game. The Wee Barrel on Love Street itself is a smallish two roomed pub, which gets very busy before games, but on my visit there was a good mix of home and away support and the service was good. George Clarke adds; 'The Cottage Arms next to a Chinese takeaway just off Greenock Road has long been a popular haunt for away fans, as the away coaches park up near there on Clark Street and it is only a few minutes walk away from the ground'. Near Paisley Gilmour Street station is the Tile Bar on Smithhills Street. In the town centre, which is around 3/4's of a mile away. Peter Balmforth, recommends; 'Just outside the station entrance, is a Wetherspoons outlet called the 'Last Post'. However please note that fans are not admitted wearing colours, so remember to roll up your scarf and stick it in your pocket'. Rene a visiting Celtic supporter informs me: 'I found the Wallace Bar on Causeyside Street in the town centre, to be a friendly enough place to enjoy a beer'. |
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Thanks to Dave Tennant for providing the photo above. |
| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park |
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The ground is
particularly easy to get to due to its proximity to the M8. |
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Thanks to Dave Tennant for providing the photo above. |
| By Train |
| The nearest station is Paisley St
James, which is situated almost just across the road from the
stadium. It is a 17 minute journey from Glasgow Central Station.
Colin Weir adds; 'If you are coming to the ground by train Paisley St James has a half hourly service on the Glasgow-Gourock line and is located on Greenhill Road directly behind the away stand. Come out of the station onto Greenhill Road and the stadium is directly on the left. A campaign by fans of the club hopes to persuade Transport Scotland to rename the station Paisley St Mirren, however for the near future Paisley St James is where you should alight. Paisley Gilmour Street is one stop away from St James and around 15 minute walk from the ground, but has a much more frequent service with trains every 10 minutes. At the bottom of the stairs from the platforms turn right to take the back entrance to Old Sneddon Street and then turn left. Once you are at the traffic lights at the Court and Love Street, continue along St James Street and onto Underwood Road, where you pass under the railway. 400m further along you pass a pedestrian crossing and the Royal Mail Centre on your right at the corner of Greenhill Road. Head down Greenhill Road and the ground is 200m on your left. Most service buses to Paisley also stop next Paisley Gilmour Street station and directions are the same for them. It is possible to catch a number 64 Arriva bus to Ferguslie Park from Gauze Street in the Town Centre which takes around 5 minutes and passes very close by to the ground'. |
| Local Rivals |
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Greenock Morton. |
| Admission Prices |
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The club operate a category
system for matches (A & B), so that admission prices are varied
dependant on which club is being played. Category B match prices are
shown below in brackets: |
| Programme & Fanzine |
| Official Programme £2.50 |
| Ground Layout |
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| Fixtures 2009-2010 |
| For the St Mirren fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). |
| Record & Average Attendance |
| Record Attendance: At the new St Mirren Park 7,542 v Kilmarnock, Premier League, January 31st 2009 At Love Street: 47,438 v Celtic, August 20th 1949. Average Attendance: 2008-2009: 5,465 (Premier League) 2007-2008: 4,547 (Premier League) 2006-2007: 5,609 (Premier League) |
| Hotel Accommodation |
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| Feedback |
| If anything is incorrect or you have
something to add, please e-mail
me and I'll update the guide. |
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